The Urban Legend

We talk.

Ana Gorski, Editor of Arts and Culture • February 6, 2018

When I first came to Urban my sophomore year, I never considered introversion or extroversion to be a large factor of the high school experience until I heard a rumor that “Urban is a school for extroverts.”...

The Urban School shows spirit at pep rally

Vivien Manning, Features Editor • October 18, 2017

Spirit day at The Urban School on Friday kicked off with a pep rally in the garden, the main event being the chance for students to ‘pie’ their favorite teachers. As students showed their Urban...

Deciding between saving money and riding ethically

Aiden Ryan, Staff Writer • June 3, 2017

Sexual harassment allegations. Trade secrets. A short-tempered CEO. All of these factors contribute to controversy surrounding Uber. Uber is a transportation network founded in 2009 with employees...

Spanish language exchange trip to happen in 2018

Emma Draisin, Staff writer, Features Editor • April 25, 2017

In the next academic year, 2017-2018, a third language exchange trip will be added to the international trip rotation: a Spanish immersion trip to various places around southern Spain. This trip is...

From Computer Science to Global Lit Nigeria: How the Urban school’s electives come to be

Sophia Vahanvaty, Staff Writer • February 7, 2017

From Modern Middle East to Infectious Disease, Urban’s curriculum boasts a strong course catalogue of diverse elective offerings. Each course comes to fruition with a process much more complex and...

Teacher Coaches Reflect On what they have learned

Diego Lopez, Staff Writer • March 29, 2016

When Urban’s varsity soccer team won NCS in November, head coach Danny Cardoza was as focused on his A period Spanish class as he was on the game. Cardoza is one of the few teacher-coaches at Urban...